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NEWMON T Newmont Mining Corporation <br /> _ x Cripple Creek&Victor Gold Mining Company <br /> m 100 N 3`l St <br /> P O Box 191 <br /> (� (� <br /> 7 Victor, CO 80860 <br /> MAR, 0 8 Z01 1 www newmont com <br /> DIVISION OF RECLAF.AA-10N <br /> March 6, 2017 MINING&SAFE r <br /> SENT CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED <br /> 7015-1660-0000-0779-8812 <br /> Mr.Tim Cazier <br /> Environmental Protection Specialist <br /> Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br /> Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety <br /> Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br /> Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> Re: Permit No. M-1980-244• Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company ("CC&V"); Cresson <br /> Project; Amendment 11- Conditional Approval for Exhibit E — Reclamation Plan, Item #51 and <br /> Appendix 2-Hydrologic Evaluation, Item#6. <br /> Dear Mr. Cazier, <br /> Following the Division's approval of CC&V's application to amend Permit No. M-1980-244 <br /> (Amendment 11), CC&V are required to address matters whereby conditional approval was granted. <br /> CC&V have initiated activities to address condition approval requirements, however in doing so have <br /> determined that the timeframe stipulated within some conditions is unattainable. The following discusses <br /> two specific conditions, including details of why the timeframe is unattainable and requests additional <br /> time to address the Divisions requirements. <br /> 1. Exhibit E Reclamation Plan,Item#51 (Vehicle interaction on CR 82 with WHEA highwall) <br /> Within CC&V's January 23, 2017 submission of responses to DRMS adequacy review comments, <br /> CC&V indicated it would fulfill HDR Engineering's CR82 roadside ditch re-sloping <br /> recommendations within 30 days of the approval of Amendment-11. Initially this timeframe was <br /> anticipated to fall sometime in late April 2017. However, the requirement to attend the MLRB board <br /> hearing was cancelled, and Amendment-11 was approved by DRMS on February 8, 2017 which <br /> brought forward the 30 day timeframe to March 8, 2017. <br /> As a result of this compressed timeframe and following engagement with subject matter experts from <br /> Teller County, CC&V has determined that environmental factors outside the control of CC&V, <br /> specifically snow cover and frozen ground will prevent CC&V from completing the program within <br /> the timeframe referenced within the condition. <br /> Despite this restriction, CC&Vs has documented progress towards satisfactory completion of the <br /> condition as indicated in the January 23, 2017 adequacy review response. <br />